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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Being a SAHM was a direct contribution to my postpartum depression. I regret it so, so much.

I ended up getting a job at Starbucks (I was a white collar professional) to get out of the house. We didn't need the money and people looked at me sideways for sending the kids to daycare, but it was the smartest decision I ever made. It saved my life.

I don't work at Starbucks anymore (back in my pre-children field), but I always tip extra when I go.

Whenever a mom who can afford daycare complains about staying home, I just shrug. Because if it was as bad as it was for me, you would get a job at pizza hut even if you DH was making 500K a year.[/quote]

When i hear about a mom who would rather work at Pizza Hut than take care of her own child - with a husband that makes $500K/year or not - i think that this is someone who probably shouldn't be a mom. My unpopular opinion?  that is just really sad. [/quote]

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In addition, I had the exact opposite experience as PP.  I went back to work when my first was still an infant and was so desperately unhappy.  Maybe some women can do it without any separation anxiety, but I was miserable.  I stuck it out for two years, until DH and I finally decided I needed to stay home.  I have never been happier, though I regret every day that I'll never get those first years back.  We've had subsequent children and now I see how much better it is for me to be at home with them than at work.  Different strokes.[/quote]

Your kids must have slept more than 90 minutes at a stretch. I went back to work so I could relax a little.[/quote]

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